Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-09-24

houses TOT people who live in Indiana. Illinois and Ohio. This arises from the | f1ct that people east srs not informed in the land laws, sod think that all that is l necessary m taking claims is for the papers to be filed by sn agent, and then | they can pay out on the land the same | as though the purchase was from private individuals.
 Any person except soldiers and sol diers heirs must make affidavit that they | are acquainted with the land they are entering. and also make affidavit that to the best of their knowledge there is no mineral on the same.
 EXEMPTIONS.
 Section 176 says that every person being the head of family, widow, or single person over the sGe of twenty-one and a citizen of tbe United States, or having filed a declaration of intention to become such, as required by the natural Ization laws. who has made or hereafter makes a SETTLEMENT IN PERSON on the pubic lands subject to pre-emption, and who inhabits and improves the same and who has erected a dwelling thereon IS authorized to enter with the register of the United States land office for the dis irict in which the land Ees, by legal sub division aoy number of acres not eI-l cseding one hundred and sixty scrOs or 2 quarter section of land to include the residence of such claimant upon paying the United States minimum price of sIcn land. No person who IS the rro- prletOr of three hundred and twenty acres can pre-empt land. No person vno quits or absndons his own land tO resale % publIo land m the same state or territory can pre-empt Persons can however, take homesteaGs and timber claims whether he has il C three hundred and twenty acres or not; neither does the law prohihi; his taking a homestead when he has left residence on hIs own land. The above only refers 10 pre- empIions.
 inc frst requirement. I1. taking 6 pre- emption is to select the quarter section desired, and ascertain from the Land Office record that it ls vacant and sub jecl to entry. He must then make some improvements. Not stick up stakes, but make some substantial improve ments. and then within ninety days file R dao.arstoTy statement for the land m ibe local land office, tine fees for winch are three dollars. A residence must be est Ibiishei on the land when the improv mests Gre first begun, and a continuous residence is obligatory.
 After continuous residence upon o.e emption for six months settlement can be proven and the government prIce being paid, there will be s final receipt issued 10 the pre-emptor; but in case either does not desire to make final proO. at the end of six months, he has | thiEtJ three months from the time he
 ns ie settlement.
 HOMESTEAD
 Entries must be made in person, usually before the Register of the local Land Ofi,s and the entry fees are sixteen | dollars. The reQuirs ments ofthe home | stead law are about the same as those os the pre-emption, except that residence | car be established within six months | after making fling; bat homestesds are | subject to contests if settlers fail to get cn the land inside of six months after entry. Homesteeds may be proved up in six months and paid out on, the same
 sa pre-emptiOns. but car be proved up ID sx years without paying. In making | fnsi proof the settler will be required | D give the number of times he or she
 has been absent from the claim, where
 went, and for what they went, and are questioned regarding the amount or iu- provements they have, If ID the judgment of She Register and Receiver the law has
 not been complied with they will not is-
 s1e final receipt.
 TIMBER CLAIMS
 Do not require 8 residence. Timber claims must be entered by personal Bp- l D ication sworn 70 within The land dis tr,cs where the land is situstad, before
 some officer having aseal and author | izei to administer oath. Claimant must have five acres broken the first year, the second year must have five sc .es broken
 cnT cuIatIyate the first breaking. the
 third year must put trees, seeds or cuttings in the first five acres and cuiti-
 yste the second five; the fourth year noust set out the second i've acres ID
 trees, tree seed. or tree cuttings. II m eight years there are six thousand seven hundred and fifty growing trees on the
 tract, claimant can make final proof and
 sec1re patent Government fees in
 timber culture claims are fourteen dol
 lars for entry and ten dollars for final
 proof.
 All duties required by the timber cul-
 ture laws may be done by others except
 She entry and finsl proof; nor Is he or
 sne required to reside near the land but
 xill always be expected 10 comply with
 the law in regard to improvements
 There is DO fixed amount of improve
 mepss required in homestead or pre-
 emotion law, residence and cultivation
 ip good faith as g home and farm to
 ,be claimants rest ability is held to be
 the requirement. of the law.
 SOLDIERS HoMEsTEADs-
 Soldiers who served n the United
 States army for ninety days and were
 houornbly discharged and have lived
 loyal to the government can file declsr-
 story statements on one hundred and sixty acres of vacant land, by m agent through the power of attorney ID aFoyn prescribed by law. ThIs power
 ran be executed before notary public , anywhere in the United States, and , sen: to some reliable agent who will se- , leot the quarter section of land and hle m !. for the soldier. This fling will ? absolutely hold the land for six months
 without the residence of claimant. Al .he end of six months the solder must
 hcoin s residence snd make another , filing. called the final entry, at which time he pays fee the same ss n nome
 ate.d oases. Soldiers are compelled tC , live at least one year on their claims , bu. they can deduct their service as
 soldier from the five years required by |. tbe common homestead and thus get theii natent in shorter time than be who hai
 m. served his country as soldier 3 Soldiers widows are entitled to use tho ] deceased husbands service while m th' s war. to assist her in proving up a claim r and if the widow is dead. then one O the minor heirs can use the right: but . must be done through the guardian O , the child. Widows and orphans ot sol l --a L.. -n.-,srn1 fn nnltINntI